As nouns the difference between chert and jasperoid
is that chert is massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral while jasperoid is a rare dense siliceous rock similar in appearance to chert.
As an adjective jasperoid is
resembling jasper.
chert
English
Noun
(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
(countable) A flint-like tool made from chert.
Usage notes
Generally, in mineralogy and geology, a chert does not have a conchoidal fracture. In North American archeology the term chert occasionally is still used for various siliceous minerals (including flint) that have a conchoidal fracture; this leads to confusion between the terms flint and chert in some archeology texts.
See also
* chalcedony
* flint
* jasper
* quartzite
* silicate
Anagrams
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jasperoid
Adjective
(-)
Resembling jasper.
Noun
(
en noun)
(mineralogy) A rare dense siliceous rock similar in appearance to chert.